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Virtual classroom

1996; Wiley; Volume: 77; Issue: 50 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1029/eo077i050p00502-04

2324-9250

Michael Carlowicz,

Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems

After four decades of perfecting techniques for communication with spacecraft on the way to other worlds, space scientists are now working on new ways to reach students in this one. In a partnership between NASA and the University of North Dakota (UND), scientists and engineers from both institutions will soon lead an experiment in Internet learning. Starting January 22, UND will offer a threemonth computerized course in telerobotics. Using RealAudio and CU‐SeeMe channels of the Internet to allow real‐time transmission of video and audio, instructors will teach college‐and graduate‐level students the fundamentals of the remote operation and control of a robot.